Nursing home
Life Care Center of Pueblo
2118 Chatalet Ln, Pueblo, CO 81005 · Map
For profit - Corporation · Part of Life Care Centers Of America (194 facilities) · 187 certified beds
Life Care Center of Pueblo is a Medicare-certified nursing home in Pueblo, Colorado. CMS rates it 4 out of 5 stars overall (4/5 for staffing, 3/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 3.70 hours per resident per day, below the Colorado average of 3.70. Its most recent inspection on May 9, 2024 cited 3 deficiencies.
- 1 fine totaling $9,575In CMS records: 1 total penalty.
CMS quality ratings
Ratings from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), updated monthly. 5 stars is the highest quality.
How Life Care Center of Pueblo compares
This facility vs. the Colorado and national averages, from CMS data. For staffing, higher is generally better; for turnover and deficiencies, lower is better.
| Metric | This facility | Colorado avg | National avg | Compared with the state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total nurse staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 3.70 | 3.70 | 3.89 | below avg |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 1.09 | 0.83 | 0.68 | above avg |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 2.11 | 2.20 | 2.34 | below avg |
| Nursing staff turnover | 45.8% | 48.6% | 46.4% | below avg |
| Deficiencies cited, last inspection | 3.0 | 8.8 | 9.5 | below avg |
Staffing
Hours per resident per day as reported to CMS. Higher numbers indicate more direct care time.
Staff turnover
Lower turnover typically indicates better working conditions and continuity of care. National average for nursing staff is 46.4%.
Recent health inspection
CMS inspects nursing facilities regularly. Deficiencies are categorized by severity.
- Every deficiency from the February 26, 2026 inspection was corrected by March 21, 2026
Penalties in CMS records: 1 fine totaling $9,575, 1 total penalty.
What inspectors found at Life Care Center of Pueblo
Specific deficiencies cited in recent CMS health inspections, most recent first. Severity follows the CMS scope/severity scale. Source: CMS Care Compare.
- Actual harm
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Feb 26, 2026 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Infection Control Deficiencies · Feb 26, 2026 · Full report (PDF) - Actual harm
Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies · Aug 7, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Actual harm
Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · Aug 7, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Aug 7, 2024 · Full report (PDF)
Show all 12 deficiencies
- Potential for harm
Plan the resident's discharge to meet the resident's goals and needs.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Aug 7, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Respond appropriately to all alleged violations.
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies · Aug 7, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Observe each nurse aide's job performance and give regular training.
Nursing and Physician Services Deficiencies · May 9, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure drugs and biologicals used in the facility are labeled in accordance with currently accepted professional principles; and all drugs and biologicals must be stored in locked compartments, separately locked, compartments for controlled drugs.
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies · May 9, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · May 9, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Actual harm
Have a plan that describes the process for conducting QAPI and QAA activities.
Administration Deficiencies · Jan 30, 2020 - Actual harm
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Jan 30, 2020
Read the full inspection reports on Medicare.gov Each inspection there has a “Read the full report” link with the inspectors’ written findings.
About this facility
- Address
- 2118 Chatalet Ln
Pueblo, CO 81005 - CMS certification #
- 065269
- Ownership
- For profit - Corporation
- Certified beds
- 187
- Avg residents/day
- 112.5
- Provider type
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- 1989-11-21
- Chain
- Life Care Centers Of America (194 facilities)
- Setting
- Urban
Part of Life Care Centers Of America
Life Care Centers Of America operates 194 nursing facilities across the United States. View all Life Care Centers Of America facilities →
Not SLA enrolled. This facility hasn’t enrolled in resident survey verification. Learn about enrollment →
Location and nearby
Explore the area around Life Care Center of Pueblo using Google Maps.
Other public records
- Website says Nurse 24 hours a day, transportation
- Workplace safety 1 OSHA workplace safety inspection since 2023, no violations cited
Full public records, with dates and sources
Care and services
From the community’s website
What Life Care Center of Pueblo says about itself, quoted from its own site. We have not checked these claims against licensing records. Ask about each one on a tour.
- Nurse on site: 24 hours a day.
Focusing on inpatient and outpatient rehabilitation with 24-hour skilled nursing care, Life Care Center of Pueblo's in-house rehabilitation team uses state-of-the-art rehab equipment such as the AlterG
(page, checked Oct 12, 2026) - Provides transportation.
Transportation services
(page, checked Oct 15, 2026) - Smoke-free.
Non-smoking facility
(page, checked Oct 15, 2026)
Staff pay and workplace safety
Federal records about how the employer here treats its staff.
OSHA workplace safety inspections
OSHA inspects workplaces for staff safety, such as lifting, needles, chemicals and workplace violence. It does not inspect resident care.
- Sep 13, 2023: complaint inspection, partial (health). Case closed Sep 13, 2023. No violations cited. OSHA record. OSHA recorded the employer as Life Care Center of Pueblo.
Source: U.S. Department of Labor OSHA enforcement data, as of Oct 15, 2026, inspections since 2016. Penalties can change while a case is open or contested.
Location and nearby care
- Nearest hospital with an emergency room
- Parkview Medical Center, Inc, Pueblo. 3.5 miles away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 3 of 5 stars. Location approximate.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- Atlas Post Acute, Pueblo. 1.8 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Abc Home Health Care Inc, Pueblo. 2.3 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- Pharmacy Inc.. 2.9 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 81005 as metropolitan (metropolitan core).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- 062537 Pueblo South Dialysis (Fmc), Pueblo, 2.7 miles away, straight line (has a shift starting after 5 pm; CMS rating 3 of 5 stars)
062520 Pueblo Dialysis (Fmc), Pueblo, 6.7 miles away, straight line (has a shift starting after 5 pm; CMS rating 3 of 5 stars)
Usrc Pueblo Dialysis, Pueblo, 7.0 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 3 of 5 stars) - Hospice
- 7 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 81005.
Allelon Hospice And Palliative Care, office in Pueblo, 4.5 miles away, straight line
Centercare Hospice, LLC, office in Pueblo, 6.4 miles away, straight line
Abode Hospice Of Colorado, office in Pueblo, 6.9 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 4 of 5 stars) - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- Catholic Health Initiatives Colorado, Woodland Park. 56.9 miles away, straight line. 1 geriatric medicine doctor listed there.
Distances are straight lines from the community, not driving distance. Hospitals, home health, dialysis, hospice and doctors come from CMS provider data (CMS, hospital list updated Jul 22, 2026). Star ratings are CMS’s own.
Emergency and natural hazard risk
Public hazard maps for this location. Ask the community about its emergency plan, its generator and where residents would go in an evacuation.
- Flood zone
- Outside the high and moderate risk flood areas on FEMA's flood map (Zone X, minimal flood hazard, or not studied). (FEMA flood map)
- FEMA National Risk Index
- Overall: relatively low. By hazard: inland flooding relatively low, wildfire very low, tornado relatively moderate, heat wave relatively low, earthquake very low. These are FEMA’s ratings for the census tract, compared with tracts nationwide. (FEMA, December 2025)
A flood zone describes the map at this point, not the building's elevation. In an emergency, follow the local emergency management agency.
What we checked
Every public source we searched for this community. “Nothing on record” means we found no record that matched it. A record can be missed when a name or address differs.
| Source | Data as of | What we found |
|---|---|---|
| U.S. Department of Labor wage and hour cases | Oct 15, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| OSHA workplace safety inspections since 2016 | Oct 15, 2026 | See above |
| FEMA flood map | See above | |
| USDA wildfire risk | Apr 15, 2026 | Not shown: FEMA rates wildfire risk here very low |
| FEMA National Risk Index | See above | |
| CMS hospitals, home health, dialysis, hospice and doctors; OpenStreetMap pharmacies | See above | |
| HUD Multifamily Properties - Assisted | Jul 6, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| State Veterans Homes (NASVH directory) | Sep 20, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| CMS Hospice - General Information | Aug 19, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| CMS Home Health Care Agencies | May 27, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| The community’s own website | See above |
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Frequently asked questions
Is Life Care Center of Pueblo a good nursing home?
CMS gives Life Care Center of Pueblo an overall rating of 4 out of 5 stars, including 4/5 for staffing and 3/5 for health inspections. These ratings come from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and are updated monthly.
How is Life Care Center of Pueblo staffed?
Life Care Center of Pueblo reports 3.70 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the Colorado average of 3.70.
Has Life Care Center of Pueblo had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 3 deficiencies.
How many beds does Life Care Center of Pueblo have?
Life Care Center of Pueblo is certified for 187 beds.